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imhere:
Get blood meal from abbatoir mix it with water and apply on the farm better still since the crops are about fruiting apply liquid fertilizer. As @akwonderman has said destroy the affected ones

Please what is the nutritional content of the blood meal ?

Congratulations to you op.. your effort has paid off, waiting for your review and probably the areas we should be more conscious of.

Munzy14:
wow, cool. get egg shells enough, grind but not into powdered form. grind into particles that can cause a prickly effect and form a kind of fencing surrounding the plants by dropping on the ground. i bet u snail will totally avoid crossing over to feed on the nutritious leaves of the cabbage. u can as well spray a solution of neem containing hot pepper on the plants often. to prevent army worm also especially now the head formation is in.
again, do a routine hand picking of snails hiding on the surrounding plants at least 5-6feet away from the the cabbage plants.

Bros, please is Darina cucumber seed available in Owerri, between cu-999 & Darina which is better in your opinion ? Thanks

(Seems ur WhatsApp is not available that's why i track u to this place)

jidestroud:
Yes o! But I beg to disagree a little. The tomatoes gave me a little tough time. I had to start all over again after my first disastrous attempt but the cabbage did just fine all through the rains. Tomato planting during the rains is WAR biko. Lol

Lolzzz ..
Alright, if you say so.

jidestroud:
F1 Victory Cabbage Update (Day 69):

Finally, the head formation kicks in. I was beginning to have doubts; will this cabbage develop heads at all? Well, everything thing seems to be fine with the cabbage after all. The head formation is clearly visible now. Patience seems to be the key.

URGENT PLEASE:
Does anyone have a quick and fast way of eradicating snails/slug infestation? I am beginning to see a few munching on my cabbage lately.

Cabbage seems to be more tasking than tomatoes, you have conquered it already, very soon you will be preparing salad with veggies from ur garden. Congrats !

ayagbajumoh:
Thanks seun. i got one kilogram cost me 300 naira and have feed them with it,they did ate it well , though not immediately .then mixed it with grower poultry mash feed and they ate it too.

You can easily gather eggshells from ur kitchen scraps, grind them to powder form and mix with the formulated feed. It's also a good source of calcium and will cost you nothing.

Seun:
Every strong fertilizer can be toxic to plants. Fresh chicken manure is not as strong/toxic as Urea or NPK fertilizer. The key to using any strong fertilizer safely is to either dilute it with more water/soil/carbon, or to bury it in the ground at a safe distance from your plant roots

Corn is less prone to nitrogen fertilizer burn than most plants:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdBK1_XvHGg

I have tried this method, it works like magic, maybe i will be using this technique henceforth.

Dumskid:
@lordhugo how can i mix snail farming and plantain farm together, is it possible ? if yes how can the housing be like

That can be done by free range system.. you have do a practical training on that.

Plantain, pawpaw, cocoa yam and cassava can be planted together to create a shade and humid environment for snail breeding.

Sprinkler system is also required for dry season activity.

jidestroud:
Finally, I get to meet the Famous Rio De Grande tomatoes in their numbers. Lol.

Waited so long for this moment, I've got so many tomato fruits on the plant now. No blights, No pest, all looking good.

Same goes for the F1 Victory Cabbage, can't wait for the heads to start forming. thanks

Keeping a garden alive is Real work I must confess.

Very attractive

How is your cucumber doing ?

I will have to try tomatoes and Bell pepper this week

Alright...

This is becoming more interesting by the day.

jidestroud:
Day 84: Update on the F1 Victory Cabbage.

The growth is just amazing. Time to start putting preventive measures against pest/insect/diseases, surely they will attack.

Day 84 ?

What is the expected maturity date of Cabbage ?

I intend to transplant mine this week.

kennykg:
Bro have been looking for post on ugwu.none found...
You got any

Check out the link below for "Ugu" farming

https://www.nairaland.com/3443247/dry-season-ugu-farming-scope

Seedworld:
Gdm all,Happy Sunday. Yes there is Red Volcano hybrid F1 onion 10g from Continental seed company. Other seeds from that company are as follows with pics below.Continental seed company Amiran Kenyan are (Kale, Cucumber - Super Marketer, Pepper- Hot Cayenne). Also, from Continental seeds (Tomato - Maxim F1, Master F1, Danny F1, Commando F1, Rounder F1, Stallion F1, Broccoli, Okra, Green pepper, Squash, Onion, Carrot, Chilli pepper - Hot slender F1, Beetroot, Cabbage - Rossy F1, Winner F1,Pendo F1, Michelle F1, Cauliflower, Swiss Chard, Cucumber - Ashley, Snow white F1, Sander, Parsley, squash.

Parsley, Carrots, Green pepper, Maybe Onions. Whatever happened to Eggplant (Bello) ?

I will chat you about these.

Munzy14:
ooh i planted all, the ones that germinated, few managed to make it to present stage. The seed are tiny and coloured blue. it's thai product from owerri.
when i pick up again i will snap.

Look closely at these ones.. (attached pic)

That's the Cabbage seeds i got from Thai Agro.

Munzy14:
wow. yes thai agro have the F1 cabbage. i av few growing currently.

Please can you attach a pix of the seed (sample) if you still have any

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Thanks

jidestroud:
You're very much welcomed. They sure are looking great. Keep us updated on it's development and by the way, where you able to get the hybrid specie from the buyer? (Just curious)

I chatted with the sales rep of the company (Thai Agro Allied) and i was assured that the seed they gave me was hybrid seed, personally i have not seen or tried any other Cabbage seed before. Maybe i will have to try a Technisem Cabbage seed to compare the results.

Munzy14:
i can feel your joy. tend them very well. cabbage plants are very fragile and sensitive at the nursery stage.

You can say that again..

I have already noticed the fragile nature of this little guys, will surely keep a close watch.

Gracias !

evergreen9:
@seedworld i am impressed and very interested in some of your seeds. How do I reach you on whatsapp / email? Pls reply asap.

You are seeing his WhatsApp number right there.. �

For the first time, am having a good sign of Cabbage germination. Thanks to OP

jidestroud:
Glad I could be of help. For best approach, nurse your cabbage seeds first. Then u harden them gradually before transplanting them into mother earth. Even if you where to use dispersal method. You still have to create a level of shade for them and ofcos, you still need to transplant using proper spacing because the heads needs enough spacing when it starts to form.

All the best. Keep me posted on its development.

Attached is a picture of my nursed cabbage. (I plant 2 seeds per cup and later reduce to 1 per cup that's after cutting down the weakling among the two...lol)

Thanks, will put it into practice.

jidestroud:
First tip to record success in any plant I am to grow in my garden is KNOWING THE SEED TYPE and ITS REQUIREMENTS for growth i.e, Soil for optimum growth.

For the cabbage, as stated earlier, I plant the F1 VICTORY Cabbage. (It's an Hybrid that supports both extreme weather: Excess Heat and Too much rainfall).
I simply nursed it in cups (a seed per cup) and transplated in about 3weeks.
I only transplant healthy ones (main looking at it, you should be able to tell which)

Soil requirements:
Well, wished I had a kit to do the actual soil testing (in the pipeline though), I simple used a well drained sandy-loamy soil. Ofcos, I added my chicken compost for amendments for a more compact soil.

That's all I did. Hope it helped. (Just know the seed you are to plant and read up on it, THAT'S MY SECRET)

Thanks for the explanation,

i didn't do nursery process but what i did was to sprout the seed and plant direct to the garden, i also plant with a good soil "full of Organic matter (a mixture of loamy soil, chicken manure and compost) which i normally use only on planting holes.

On the seed aspect, i have not seen any other Cabbage seed to compare with the type i have (F1 though) but i believe that the rain was just too much for the tender sprouts.

I have to follow the nursery process that u used and see what will be the outcome.

Thanks for your help.

Agritech:
My phone and computer was stollen. I lost the pictures I wanted to use , including more than a thousand eBooks.

But I have made a promise I must fulfil, Good willing.

Sorry about that... Try to create a cloud account or better still use Google drive or Dropbox, even Google photos is good for storing pictures and you can retrieve your files from any computer or mobile device.

jidestroud:
Day 71: Garden Update (Corn first Harvest)

It's been awhile since I last updated on my garden activities. Lol. Well, so far so good, aside for the last loss I suffered with regards to my tomato plants due to heavy downpour of rain, everything has been going on fine.

The corns did perfectly well. @seun, I didn't have to use any insecticides or inorganic chemicals at all. The Vegetable oil did wonders. (Pictures included)

The tomato plants I was able to mulch did very well compared to the ones I didn't. (Now I knw better)

The cabbage is just wooaaah. Doing just fine. (Spraying with homemade neem leave/seed mixtures daaailllly, can't afford insect eating my precious)

And the cucumbers are very much visible on the vines.

The tomato plants in sacks are also doing excellently well to my surprise. The average height of the tomato is about 50 - 60 cm.

How did you succeed in Cabbage, I have tried to grow Cabbage but it seems not to adapt to my soil.. what's the best method to use ?

LexngtonSteele:
If you don't have a mental and visual problem, read again.

OWERRI, one of the dirtiest cities along with ABA!

You definitely have not been to Owerri before .

vickifeanyi47:
Thank you. Please what do you use in covering the top?

I covered with a plywood, u can also use a net framed with wood to cover it.

Note: Remember to place an object on top of the cover to avoid Prison Break !

F

vickifeanyi47:
Anyone with construction of tyre type pen.. I need pictures.. Thanks

How about these..

ademaintain:
Dear nairalanders,

Please help look at the snail pen, i just constructed and about to stock it, please whats the number of snail that i can put in each compactment.

Thanks

I don't know about others and their pattern, but i would use wooden planks to make those basements​ (compartments)

Those cement blocks re not good for snail consumption. My experience though..

saliubello:
I remember a Client of mine from Warri who had bought from the supposed cheaper vendor lamenting about its small size compared to that which I offer. The vendor's is made in India while mine is Taiwan. Once i find the picture of both mine and the vendors arranged side by side, i will upload it here to clear you.

When a product is expensive or really cheap; be aware alot of things are involved.


Attached is a weeder for MILLENIAL FARMERS. No more back bending to weed

Does this weeder use fuel and what is the tank capacity ?

Thanks for your efforts Organicfoods, please how much is your neem oil and what is the quantity content ?

saliubello:
Small size..i dont know what you are talking about. But kindly double check your info and possible support with link to the thread. Thanks

Check out this tray
https://www.nairaland.com/3534114/seedling-trays-available-sale-nationwide#52176877